Today's Date:
December 16, 2024
Race and Hypocrisy in The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Although Frederick Douglass’s life narrative and Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” are works that represent two distinct literary genres—the first, an autobiographical text and the second a popular novel, the thematic preoccupation of each text is essentially the same. →
Class and Satire in “The American” by Henry James and “Huck Finn” by Mark Twain
One of the most effective techniques an author can employ to engage the reader is the use of satire, which, with its blend of humor and social commentary and criticism, typically makes for interesting reading. Two novelistic examples in which →
